When I'm Away from You

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"When I'm Away from You"
Single by The Bellamy Brothers
from the album Strong Weakness
B-side "Long Distance Love Affair"
ReleasedJanuary 17, 1983
Genre Country
Length3:52
Label Elektra/Curb
Songwriter(s) Frankie Miller
Producer(s) Jimmy Bowen, The Bellamy Brothers
The Bellamy Brothers singles chronology
"Redneck Girl"
(1982)
"When I'm Away from You"
(1983)
"I Love Her Mind"
(1983)

"When I'm Away from You" is a song written and originally recorded by Frankie Miller in 1979. It was also recorded by Kim Carnes and included on her 1981 album Mistaken Identity . The best-known version of the song was recorded by American country music duo The Bellamy Brothers. It was released in January 1983 as the second single from the album Strong Weakness . The song was The Bellamy Brothers' seventh number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent twelve weeks on the country chart. [1]

Contents

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks5

Year-end charts

Chart (1983)Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) [3] 26

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 43.
  2. "the Bellamy Brothers Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2021.